Strathspey and reel played on a modern Highland bagpipe by William McCallum (audio clip)

A modern, competition-style strathspey and reel, played by the Campbeltown-born piper William McCallum. Tunes of this type have many similarities to early dance tunes, but tend to be played more slowly, and feature more elaborate gracenoting.

The tunes are Dora MacLeod, composed by Peter MacLeod from Glasgow, and John McKechnie's Big Reel, which is a 20th century adaptation, in six parts, of an 18th Century dance tune. [See Sound Asset.6]

Played by William McCallum at the 2001 Glenfiddich Piping Championship at Blair Castle. The instrument features drones made by Peter Henderson (c1900), and chanter made by David Naill (1986). Courtesy of BBC Scotland and William Grant and Sons Ltd.

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